rankle
Meaning
Verb
- To cause irritation or deep bitterness.
- To fester.
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Origin
- From Middle English ranklen, ranclen, from Old French rancler, räoncler, draoncler, from Old French draoncle, from Latin dracunculus, diminutive of Latin dracō.
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